Queensryche - The Mission Lyrics






In the wooden chair
Beside my window
I wear a face born in the falling rain
I talk to shadows from a lonely candle
Recite the phrases from the wall
I can't explain this Holy pain

Six days ago my life had taken a tumble
The orders came from high above they say
A need to use me once again they've got my number
Further the cause boy yes you know the game

I'll wait here for days longer
Till the sister comes to wash my sins away
She is the lady that can ease my sorrow
She brings the only friend
That helps me find my way

I search the past back to a time
When I was younger
A target for the new society
Picked to displace the leaders
Countering objectives
Of this new underground reality

Waiting for days longer
'til sister comes to wash my sins away
She is the lady that can ease my sorrow
My love for her
Will help me find my way

My mission saved the world
And I stood proud
My mission changed the world
It turned my life around

I look around my room is filled with candles
Each one a story but they end the same
I'll hide away in here the law will never find me
The walls will tell the story of my pain

Waiting for days longer
Till sister comes to wash my sins away
She is the lady who can ease my sorrow
She sets the pace for my delivery of pain

They'll say my mission saved the world
And I stood proud
My mission changed the world
The underground will rise and
Save this world we'll all stand proud
Our mission changed the world, we'll change the world
We'll all stand proud





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  1. D.... A....

    great Stuff!

  2. -.... ....

    In the TOP 10 Albums in the Music History

  3. L.... W....

    “I look around. My room is filled with candles. Each one a story but they end the same.”
    Probably my all-time favorite song lyrics.

  4. H.... ....

    Great song. Sahaj Ticotin's cover is also insane. (Ra's singer)

  5. v.... ....

    I have always always thought the opening lyrics in the chorus were "waiting for deaths number" since ive been 8 years old...

  6. D.... S....

    Επος επων....

  7. N.... Y....

    Too bad they didn't make a movie for this album

  8. T.... H....

    2027 and still rocking this!.. Yes I am a time traveler 🤟

  9. B.... O....

    My mission saves the world, and I stand PROUD

  10. L.... s....

    0:21 when I see Donald Trump on the TV and takes out a gun.

  11. N.... S....

    Banda magnífica

  12. M.... M....

    What do you mean "Not Really Queensryche"...? This is the REAL Queensryche at their absolute finest! They should've quit after this album because it NEVER got better...

    M.... M....

    Wait what?

  13. v.... ....

    Geoff was brilliant and so full of power and Dynamics! The band was tight and will never be duplicated!

  14. M.... J....

    [News Broadcast:] "...informing Washington, a technical violation of the 1972 ABM Treaty..."
    [Preacher:] "...I'm asking for hands to be uplifted in just a moment. God the Holy Ghost is calling out to embrace you.
           I want you to reach deep into your hearts and your pocketbooks and take his hand."
    [Nikki:] "Bless me father for I have sinned."
    [Preacher:] : "Some of you are in a state of rebellion right now, you're saying..."

    In the wooden chair
    Beside my window
    I wear a face born in the falling rain
    I talk to shadows from a lonely candle
    Recite the phrases from the wall
    I can't explain this Holy pain

    Six days ago my life had taken a tumble
    The orders came from high above they say
    A need to use me once again they've got my number
    Further the cause boy yes you know the game

    I'll wait here for days longer
    Till the sister comes to wash my sins away
    She is the lady that can ease my sorrow
    She brings the only friend
    That helps me find my way

    I search the past back to a time
    When I was younger
    A target for the new society
    Picked to displace the leaders
    Countering objectives
    Of this new underground reality

    Waiting for days longer
    'til sister comes to wash my sins away
    She is the lady that can ease my sorrow
    My love for her
    Will help me find my way

    My mission saved the world
    And I stood proud
    My mission changed the world
    It turned my life around

    I look around my room is filled with candles
    Each one a story but they end the same
    I'll hide away in here the law will never find me
    The walls will tell the story of my pain

    Waiting for days longer
    Till sister comes to wash my sins away
    She is the lady who can ease my sorrow
    She sets the pace for my delivery of pain

    They'll say my mission saved the world
    And I stood proud
    My mission changed the world
    The underground will rise and
    Save this world we'll all stand proud
    Our mission changed the world, we'll change the world
    We'll all stand proud

    Written on http://hytag.co/109637?collNo=109652

  15. N.... ....

    I remember this song not by the vocals, but great DeGarmo/Wilton guitars

  16. v.... ....

    @3:02.... Now I know where Weezer stole the song Buddy Holly

  17. k.... k....

    How many Nikkis are out there?!!!?!

  18. J.... T....

    I find it funny that it says bless me father for I have sinned instead of forgive me

  19. I.... I....

    Nikki si sente male, è triste e stranito. E’ successo qualcosa nella sua vita, un avvenimento terribile che lo ha reso solo un opaco replicante della persona che era prima. L’organizzazione gli ha comandato di fare qualcosa contro la sua volontà…
    ------------------------------------------
    Sono sulla sedia di legno
    Accanto alla mia finestra
    La mia faccia è nata dalla pioggia che cade
    Parlo alle ombre emesse da una candela
    E recito le frasi che appaiono sul muro
    Non riesco a spiegare… questo santo dolore

    Sei giorni fa la mia vita
    è stata colpita da uno shock
    Mi hanno detto che gli ordini
    provenivano dall’alto
    Servo ancora all’organizzazione,
    hanno il mio numero
    “Segui la causa, ragazzo,
    sì, adesso conosci le regole del gioco”

    Aspetterò qua giorni e giorni
    Finché Mary non verrà a lavare via i miei peccati
    Lei è la ragazza che può alleviare il mio dolore
    Lei è la mia unica amica
    E può aiutarmi a trovare la mia strada

    Cerco nel mio passato, e trovo un momento
    In cui ero più giovane
    Ero l’obiettivo di una nuova società
    Ero stato scelto per soppiantare i leader
    E per colpire gli obiettivi
    Di questa nuova realtà clandestina

    Aspetterò giorni e giorni
    Finché Mary non verrà
    a lavare via i miei peccati
    Lei è la ragazza
    che può alleviare il mio dolore
    Il mio amore per lei
    mi aiuterà a trovare la mia strada

    La mia missione ha salvato il mondo
    E che io ne ero orgoglioso
    La mia missione ha cambiato il mondo
    Ha trasformato la mia vita

    Mi guardo attorno e vedo che la mia stanza
    è piena di candele
    Ognuna di esse è una storia,
    ma finiscono tutte allo stesso modo
    Mi nasconderò qua,
    la legge non mi troverà mai
    I muri racconteranno la storia del mio dolore

    Aspetterò giorni e giorni
    Finché Mary non verrà
    a lavare via i miei peccati
    Lei è la ragazza
    che può alleviare il mio dolore
    Lei mi preparerà per
    la mia missione fatta di dolore

    Diranno che la mia missione
    ha salvato il mondo
    E che io ne ero orgoglioso
    La mia missione ha cambiato il mondo
    L’underground insorgerà
    e salverà questo mondo
    Ne saremo tutti orgogliosi
    La nostra missione ha cambiato il mondo
    Cambieremo il mondo
    Ne saremo tutti orgogliosi

  20. S.... ....

    🕊♥️✝️

  21. S.... P....

    This is the best song of the album, not the I don't believe in love..

  22. M.... S....

    Love whole album,Ranks up there with The Wall

  23. K.... ....

    "I look around my room is filled with candles, each one a story, but they end the same"... one of my favorite lyircs on the album.

  24. C.... G....

    this album is perfect to play while you're playing Hitman

  25. T.... J....

    My favorite band all time being excellent! Mindcrime just might be the best album ever!

  26. M.... S....

    The best album ever!

  27. L.... C....

    M*I*N*D*C*R*I*M*E

  28. M.... ....

    Beyond epic! - Queensryche at their absolute peak!

  29. w.... ....

    Greatest album ever made

  30. j.... d....

    There isn't a weak track on the album

  31. d.... w....

    it turned my life around at about 3 min is my fave of all time.

  32. g.... ....

    This is my all time favorite album....and I'm not even that much into metal. More of a proggy. IMHO, this album and Rage for Order are the only two worth anything. Empire has 3 or 4 good songs on it. The ep and 1st LP sound too much like Iron Maiden. Promised Land can be summed up in two words: poor me." I still gave them another chance after that when "Hear in the Now Frontier" came out. Tragic. In 1988 I thought these guys were the next Rush. I was so wrong.

    g.... ....

    Promised Land isn't really "poor me." It's more like "what now?"

  33. B.... m....

    ♡♡♡♡♡♡

  34. L.... H....

    Anybody know what photos they used for the album cover?

  35. C.... S....

    What anuprise whose buying

  36. C.... S....

    Does my company like my choice ahpease sells n hmph pondering

  37. G.... T....

    One of the best song I have ever heard

  38. J.... L....

    Yes, I still wear this and Empire out.

  39. B.... S....

    Bless me Father for I have sinned as I put this loaded pistol in my mouth.....

  40. 5.... J....

    Didn't this win album of the century award?

  41. A.... S....

    The best antifascist album of all times

  42. S.... p....

    That Geoff + Chris harmonizing = next level

  43. A.... L....

    My mission saved the world.. Where do you come up with this epic classic album.. LSD.. Pot.. Meth.. It all brings the flavor out of this album.. Im sorry but this is better than Pink Floyd The Wall...

    A.... L....

    Meth.
    It was meth.

  44. M.... W....

    "My love for her will help me find my way!"

  45. D.... B....

    Is she listening the roal Dutches

  46. D.... B....

    Here those volkcoals

  47. J.... S....

    Not only is this the best song on this album, it is one of Queensryche's very best songs in general.  Epic song from beginning to end.

    J.... S....

    This comment can't be more true.

  48. t.... v....

    After listening metal the last 25 years i can say that this is the best metal album ever

  49. G.... L....

    wow wow wow

  50. M.... G....

    Sahaj covers Queensryche's "The Mission" https://youtu.be/1-sSGKiQgZg (This guy kills it)

  51. H.... H....

    If you love this go watch Sahaj Ticotin of RA cover this song!!! U will b blown away I promise!!! 🤘🏻

  52. D.... N....

    Holy
    Fucking
    Shit

  53. g.... b....

    Something to be said about an album that is 30 years old & still gives you goosebumps ,Technical Ecstasy !

    g.... b....

    Technical Ecstasy is from Black Sabbath and has more than 40 years... joking, of course, xD. Operation Mindcrime is really a masterpiece

  54. J.... L....

    Why does the cover art say "Not Really" over the band's name?

    J.... L....

    Just assuming, but i feel like "not queens", "just ryche" is a reference or to the band queen, or to the fact they dont wanna be queens? I had the same question xD

    J.... L....

    @Silvano Bianchini The second word isn't "just", it's "really", and that's not how the official cover is though. I think it's just how the image that was posted with it... apparently the person who posted it edited it for some reason. I was basically asking them, so I wonder if they'll see this thread and reply.

    J.... L....

    @Jei Lieb The not really is in reference to Geoff Tate and the band having a falling out many years ago and the band replaced Geoff Tate with a new lead singer, and they currently play now as Queensryche. Geoff Tate lost in a court battle for the name Queensryke but he won the rights to the Operation Mindcrime album. Therefore, somebody has put the not really on this artwork, in my opinion, there is no other Queensryche other than the original Queensryche with Geoff Tate!!! \m/. PS. I saw the original Queensryche Operation Mindcrime Tour it was awesome!

  55. N.... S....

    clássico poderoso

  56. T.... U....

    In the wooden chair
    Beside my window
    I wear a face born in the falling rain
    I talk to shadows from a lonely candle
    Recite the phrases from the wall
    I can't explain this Holy pain

    Six days ago my life had taken a tumble
    The orders came from high above they say
    A need to use me once again they've got my number
    Further the cause boy, yes you know the game

    I'll wait here for days longer
    Till the sister comes to wash my sins away
    She is the lady that can ease my sorrow
    She brings the only friend
    That helps me find my way

    I search the past back to a time
    When I was younger
    A target for the new society
    Picked to displace the leaders
    Countering objectives
    Of this new underground reality

    Waiting for days longer
    Til sister comes to wash my sins away
    She is the lady that can ease my sorrow
    My love for her
    Will help me find my way

    My mission saved the world
    And I stood proud
    My mission changed the world
    It turned my life around

    I look around my room is filled with candles
    Each one a story but they end the same
    I'll hide away in here the law will never find me
    The walls will tell the story of my pain

    Waiting for days longer
    Till sister comes to wash my sins away
    She is the lady that can ease my sorrow
    She sets the pace for my delivery of pain

    My mission saved the world
    And I stood proud
    My mission changed the world
    The underground will rise and
    Save this world, we'll all stand proud
    Our mission changed the world, we'll change the world
    We'll all stand proud

  57. L.... M....

    The orders came from high above they say !.....

  58. A.... L....

    One powerful album

  59. T.... ....

    Their symbol they use is Pineal Gland/Third Eye, Thalamus, Spinal Chord, and Lower Mind! Wild!

  60. J.... J....

    I favorite queensryche song. Yes second is silent lucidity lol

    J.... J....

    Oh god this is tough lady wore black and enforce are my two faves not top but none the less

  61. D.... D....

    1. Eyes of a Stranger
    2. I Don't Believe In Love
    3. The Killing Words
    4. Jet City Woman
    5. The Mission
    6. Empire
    7. Another Rainy Night
    8. Revolution Calling
    9. Take Hold of the Flame
    10. Speak
    I had a nightmare picking just 10 but here's my favourites and certainly 10 worth checking out for any newbies. What's your top 10?

    D.... D....

    1/2. Roads to Madness and The Mission
    3. Eyes of a Stranger
    4. I Dream in Infrared
    5. Queen of the Reich
    6. Empire
    7. Spreading the Disease
    8. Speak
    9. Neue Regel
    10. Damaged

    D.... D....

    1. Suite Sister Mary
    2. Roads To Madness
    3. The Mission
    4. The Lady Wore Black
    5. Deliverance
    6. Damaged
    7. Neue Regal
    8. Empire
    9. Lady Jane
    10. Hero

    D.... D....

    1. Roads To Madness
    2. The Lady Wore Black
    3. Promised Land
    4. Eyes Of A Stranger
    5.The Thin Line
    6. I Don't Believe In Love
    7 . Walking In The Shadows
    8.Jet City Women
    9. Someone Else. Piano version
    10. Is Anybody Listening

    D.... D....

    1. Damaged
    2. Out of Mind
    3. I Don't Believe in Love
    4. Eyes of a Stranger
    5. The Real World
    6. Jet City Woman
    7. Another Rainy Night
    8. Empire
    9. Is there Anybody Listening
    10. Walk in the Shadows

    D.... D....

    1.The killing words(MTV acoustic)
    2.Anybody listening
    3.Roads to Madness(livecrime)
    4.Someone else( solo)
    5.Eyes of a Stranger
    6.Take Hold
    7.Walk in the Shadows
    8.Speak
    9.The Mission..changed the world
    10.I will remember(MTV acoustic)
    ( tough to make list)

  62. N.... ....

    FUCK YOU BITCH !!! IT'S THE ONE AND ONLY QUEENSRYCHE !

  63. g.... ....

    There will never be another metal band this awesome!

  64. 5.... J....

    This is the best album of the past century no doubt.

  65. M.... ....

    Man this album just turned 30 today ROCK ON QUEENSRYCHE!!!!!!

  66. k.... d....

    gun control anyone?

  67. A.... F....

    Best song on the best album ever made.

  68. D.... D....

    My mission saved the world, the underground... will rise and save this world ....we'll all stand proud. Such a kick ass song with a real soulfull guitar solo.

  69. t.... ....

    I wonder why there was never a movie made about this album? That would have been awesome.

    t.... ....

    theklb9 There is. The film was released with the deluxe version of the album I believe. You can also find it on YouTube.

    t.... ....

    Nick Johnson can you find it at all I've been searching and can't find it anywhere

    t.... ....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg9q6wC84dM&list=PL2nYKEg9yx2qLFm8C95T-uGFZjsh_OhX7

    t.... ....

    Nick Johnson thanks man!

    t.... ....

    Actually, there was a special edition released (one with the CD &VHS, and CD & DVD). What pissed me off was that I didn't have either a CD or DVD player! 😡

  70. B.... T....

    Bless me father for I have sinned

  71. -.... J....

    this has got to be one of my favorites from the albumm mmm 👍👍

  72. S.... M....

    This is comparable to the wall and rage for order their DSOTM.

  73. S.... M....

    Sheer genius they were the heavy metal version of Floyd!!!

    S.... M....

    Simon Magus they did a great version of welcome to the machine!

    S.... M....

    Holy shit, you nailed it!

    S.... M....

    Come on man, please. It's not like Pink Floyd is the only other band to do a concept album! I love you as a metal brother, but that is a cheap comment. The wall was more helped by the cartoons and videos and severe promotion. A stoner's album... And they fucking wish they had a quarter of the talent Queensrych had on every single level possible. Not to mention singing ability and musicianhip in general.

  74. S.... ....

    Wait here for days longer

  75. G.... M....

    Sad how every YouTube video devolves into petty bickering. Merry Christmas, you pathetic worms.

  76. c.... r....

    3am, best time to listen

    c.... r....

    Kill her that's all you have to do. At 330am

  77. T.... W....

    do all u mf no what it's like to b a 789 10 etc kid getting strapped up getting shit pumped into u? shhhhhh...... IT IS WHAT IT IS

  78. C.... S....

    "Recite the phrases from the wall
    I can't explain this Holy pain"Degarmo said he was referring to Pink Floyds the Wall!

  79. E.... M....

    She is the lady that can ease my sorrow. Brilliant line.

  80. G.... 2....

    Probably the best concept album ever

    G.... 2....

    Until Dream Theater released Metropolis Part Two. Still...one of the greatest albums of all time.

    G.... 2....

    i love iron maiden, but lets face it, this album is out of this world!!! NO ONE COMES even close to it! no one! , to me hands down without any comp, the best album ever written in the music history

    G.... 2....

    One of the best, to be sure

    G.... 2....

    Along with W.A.S.P.'s The Crimson Idol

    G.... 2....

    I thought 2112 wasn't a concept album. It is my favorite song of all time, but the rest of the album doesn't fit the story.

  81. B.... J....

    I love this song it the one I listened to

  82. D.... R....

    geoff at his best. Never gonna hear this version again. Sad.

  83. L.... B....

    Brilliant song. Unstoppable band in their first decade. Witnessed them on The Warning tour, their set was an unforgettable experience.

    L.... B....

    I wish I got to see them in their hayday. Unfortunately I am to young for that

    L.... B....

    @Jensan Ruby just keep listening.))))

    L.... B....

    Sadly this was their last brilliant album

    L.... B....

    Robert Preston
    YES!
    FACT.
    ———-
    I waited and waited
    and the years passed by.
    And this record wasn’t topped.
    I was disappointed.
    But that’s true.....

    L.... B....

    @Christian Hohbach I understand trust me

  84. L.... U....

    This is the best song on the album. Thank you Chris DeGarmo.

    L.... U....

    I agree

    L.... U....

    agreed.

    L.... U....

    Thank you Michael Wilton.

  85. J.... N....

    Not really queensryche?

    J.... N....

    It's a mystery.

    J.... N....

    It's a copyright mystery.

  86. B.... ....

    What's with the Not Really in the top logo???Never noticed that before....yes the best album....

  87. a.... ....

    Great guitar solo! Nice, soul gratifying phrasing and note selection.

    a.... ....

    acdcbagofbones damn right, ... that guitar solo will yank a tear out of your eye. Id classify it as one of the best ever. Id rather hear solos that evoke emotion rather than some malmsteen flash or that other overrated satriani

  88. C.... C....

    Stone Cold in the beginning

  89. M.... C....

    I love how much emotion Geoff did put in this tune!

  90. M.... A....

    damn I still love this band

  91. W.... J....

    Even for today, this song is so fuckin' badass...

  92. L.... X....

    waiting 4 days longer!!!

  93. S.... P....

    yes ur right the bass guitar is from grand prairie tx and dont u forget it

  94. T.... ....

    concept albums take attention.........................todays generation of useless assholes................texting all day...... will never understand...............walk off another subway platform.....

    T.... ....

    well said!!!!!

    T.... ....

    DiamondPR0DIGY3 Few in my generation were raised right...

  95. K.... M....

    One of the best albums ever.

    K.... M....

    One of?? Clearly the greatest ever

    K.... M....

    Kent Mains hands down 🤘😆

    K.... M....

    Damn Right !!! Nothing short of a Masterpiece .

  96. P.... B....

    the Holy Ghost is reaching out and calling out to embrace you...i want you to reach deep in to your hearts and pocketbooks and take his hand! Ha HA!

    P.... B....

    All the televangilists of 80's did that! Even Joel Osteen does that today!

    P.... B....

    Paul Bryant thats rite i here that and laugh every time

  97. c.... c....

    great fucken song

  98. j.... w....

    .such a master piece ..80's rock rules!

    j.... w....

    This is progressive metal not rock.

    j.... w....

    @Blood Eagle 88 ..no it's 80's rock, period.. not metal lol ..."progessive" is a new age term used by clueless kids lol

    j.... w....

    @james williams Haha, you're the one who is clueless. Queensryche are progressive metal you fucking poser. Everyone knows this if they know who queensryche is. Progressive is not a new age term either it has been around since the 70's. Progressive metal blends heavy metal with progressive rock. Queensryche are one of the pioneers of progressive metal. You clearly do not know your genre's.

    j.... w....

    Blood Eagle 88 agreed! Dream Theater is another progressive rock/metal group. Yes, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, and Rush are just of the few other top 10’s according to watch mojo.com

    j.... w....

    Agree. 80s rock rules!

  99. J.... W....

    Andrew Ray are you retarded?

  100. a.... r....

    I have a mission to save the WHITE RACE! And I'm no crack up....let's save the south by making it ours again!!!!

    a.... r....

    And this is not Andrew Ray telling you this, I just had to respond to your little bitch ass!!!

    a.... r....

    Did you know that not all of Queesryche were WHITE..Wilton is half Japanese,Eddie is Hispanic,Geoff is half Creole.. Enough with the save the white race shit.

    a.... r....

    Both you and Andrew Ray can go fuck yourselves.

    a.... r....

    Jesse Galloway Clearly its the "anti racist" liberals who are fucking up the country

    a.... r....

    haha, best thing you could do for the south is leave it.